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		<title>Win a Night at La Costa Resort!</title>
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<p>2. HOW TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter: (1) All entrants in the Carlsbad 5000 who register for the 2013 event before 5/31/12 or for entrance without incurring any monetary obligation, legibly hand-print on a 3_ x 5_ card: Carlsbad Staycation Offer, your full name, address, ZIP code, daytime phone number, and birth date; then mail it, with first-class postage affixed, in a hand-addressed envelope no larger than 4-1/8_ x 9-1/2_ (#10 envelope) to: Early Bird Staycation Promo, Carlsbad 5000, 9477 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121. Limit one entry per person. All online entries must be received by 11:59 pm PST time on May 31, 2012. All mailed entries must be by postmarked by 5/24/12. CGI is not responsible for damaged, lost, late, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete or illegible entries. Facsimile and mechanically reproduced entries will not be accepted. All entries submitted become the sole property of CGI and will not be returned.</p>
<p>3. HOW TO WIN: Competitor Group, Inc. is running a promotion whereby one and only one entrant in the Early Bird Staycation promotion will be randomly selected by CGI as the winners of the promotions on or about June 1st and the one winner will be given a one night stay at La Costa Resort and Spa, valued over $200. The prize winner will be given 10 days to accept the prize.</p>
<p>4. PRIZES AND ODDS OF WINNING: Winners will be selected on or about June 1, 2012 by random drawing. The odds of being selected for prize(s) depend on the number of eligible entries received during the promotional period, and are expected to be about1,000:1. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Competitor Group, Inc.</p>
<p>5. GENERAL CONDITIONS: This promotion is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. Winner will be notified by mail and / or in person and may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Publicity and Liability within seven days of notification. In the event of noncompliance, if a winner cannot be reached at the mailing address on that winner’s entry, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, that prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. No substitution of any prizes will be offered. No prize transfer permitted. Prizes won by a minor will be awarded only to the minor’s parent or legal guardian. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinners. By participating and accepting a prize, so long as there is no legal prohibition, each winner agrees to the use of his/her name, address, photograph, videotape, or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes and to the use of statements made by or attributed to<br />
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<p>6. RELEASE OF LIABILITY: All entrants release Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), and its affiliates, sponsors, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, and all others associated with the development and execution of this promotion from any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this promotion and/or acceptance or use of the prizes, including liability for personal injury, bodily injury, death, property damage, damages, or loss. CGI is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information associated with or used in the promotion or for any technical or human error, which may occur in the processing of submissions in the promotion. CGI assumes no responsibility for any error or alteration of entries. CGI is not responsible for user cheating or fraud by any entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the promotion or defraud CGI in any way will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Participants who engage in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won. If for any reason the promotion is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of CGI that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this promotion, CGI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the promotion.</p>
<p>7. WINNERS LIST: For the name of the Early Bird Staycation winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 9477 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121. All requests must be received by May 31, 2012.</p>
<p>8. PROMOTION SPONSOR: The promotion’s sponsor is Competitor Group, Inc., Attention: General Manager – Carlsbad 5000, 9477 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92121.</p>
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		<title>Dejen Gebremeskel repeats victory on Sunday</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARLSBAD, Calif. — Every year on the first weekend in April some of the fastest runners in the world converge on the coast of southern California to battle for bragging rights at the Carlsbad 5000, and for the past two years none have been faster than Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel. Read More &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CARLSBAD, Calif. — Every year on the first weekend in April some of the fastest runners in the world converge on the coast of southern California to battle for bragging rights at the Carlsbad 5000, and for the past two years none have been faster than Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel. <a href="http://running.competitor.com/2012/04/news/dejen-gebremeskel-repeats-at-carlsbad-5000_50116" target="_blank">Read More</a></p>
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		<title>Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four men break 13:17 for the first time in the same 5K road race; 27th edition draws more than 8,500 entrants ]]></description>
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<p align="center"><strong>Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000</strong><br />
<em>Four men break 13:17 for the first time in the same 5K road race; 27th edition draws more than 8,500 entrants </em></p>
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<p><strong>By Bert Rosenthal</strong></p>
<p>CARLSBAD, Calif. – (April 1, 2012) – The 27th Carlsbad 5000 had a familiar ring with repeat champions, fast times and windy conditions. When it ended Sunday, Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia won the men’s championship for the second year in a row, clocking 13 minutes, 11 seconds, tying for the fourth-fastest time ever on the roads and another Ethiopian, Tirunesh Dibaba, regained the women’s title she won in 2005, running 15:01. The times were impressive, considering the breezes blowing across the course.</p>
<p>Especially the men’s. The top four finishers all were among the Top Ten all-time at Carlsbad. Runner-up Hagos Gebrhiwet, a 17-year-old from Ethiopia, finished in 13:14, followed by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, the 2010 winner and 2011 second-placer, also in 13:14, and Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia in 13:16.</p>
<p>It was the first time four runners had eclipsed 13:17 in the same 5K road race. In addition, Alistair Cragg of Ireland broke the European record by four seconds, winding up sixth in 13:26.</p>
<p>The women’s race was not as close as the men’s, as Dibaba, the 2008 Olympic champion at 5000 and 10,000 meters, ran away from the field over the closing stages and won by 12 seconds over runner-up Werknesh Kidane of Ethiopia (15:13). Pauline Korikwiang of Kenya was third in 15:22, and another 17-year-old Ethiopian, Gotytom Gebreslase, finished fourth in 15:32. Aheza Kiros of Ethiopia, the 2009 and 2011 champion, placed fifth in 15:41.</p>
<p>Gebremeskel was a virtual unknown before arriving in Carlsbad for the first time in 2010, when he finished second to Kipchoge. Since then, he has become one of the world’s elite distance runners. He earned his first global medal, taking a bronze at the 2011 World Championships over 5,000 meters and was fifth at the World Indoor Championships over 3,000 meters last month.</p>
<p>“The indoor 3,000 prepared me to run fast (Sunday),” Gebremeskel, 22, said.</p>
<p>Gebremeskel ran a smart tactical race. He let Kipchoge set the pace into the wind over the first four kilometers. He then broke toward the front with Gebrhiwet and held off his two closest pursuers.</p>
<p>“Kipchoge was pushing the pace early,” Gebremeskel said. “The last one K I was pushing myself.”</p>
<p>Kipchoge said he had hoped to run under 13:10, but the wind thwarted his plan.</p>
<p>“I can’t feel comfortable with everyone on my back,” he said. “I thought I would catch up with him (Gebremeskel) in the final K, but it was too windy.”</p>
<p>The result gave Kipchoge a first, second and third in that order over his the last three Carlsbad races.</p>
<p>“Maybe I’ll run faster next year,” Kipchoge said. “I’m not going to run fourth.”</p>
<p>Despite his declining finishes, Kipchoge enjoys running at Carlsbad. “There’s no other 5K course like it in the world,” he said. “It’s the best place in the world to run a 5K. And the crowd is the best. It makes me want to move.”</p>
<p>Dibaba, 26, would tend to agree. Coming to Carlsbad for the first time in 2002 as a 17-year-old, she finished second. Returning again in 2005, she won, and now, seven years later, she’s a champion again.</p>
<p>This was Dibaba’s third victory in three races this year, after missing 16 months with a stress fracture in her right shin. In spite of her obvious fitness and her recovery from injury, Dibaba is not a shoo-in to make the Ethiopian team for the London Olympics. She hopes to qualify again for both the 5,000 and 10,000, but her place on the national team will be determined by the three-fastest times in the Ethiopian trials.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, Dibaba said, “I’m ready for the Olympics.”</p>
<p>“I don’t have any more bad (physical) feelings,” she added. “I knew all along I would come back.”</p>
<p>Still, she was hoping to run a little faster time Sunday.</p>
<p>“I’m happy about the race,” she said, “but I didn’t run a fast time because of the wind.”</p>
<p>Race day began at 7:00am with the men’s Masters 40 and over, the first of nine race events, which was won handily by Kevin Castille, 40, in 14:47. Polish Olympian Dororta Gruca, 41, won the women’s Masters 16:58 to win the $1000 top prize. Event weekend also featured the 23rd Junior Carlsbad kids race on Saturday, which welcomed more than 2,500 participants.</p>
<p>The 28th Carlsbad 5000 is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, 2013. For age group results, photos and more, visit: <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/04/Gebremeskel_DejenFV-Carlsbad121.jpg">Event Logo<br />
Dejen Gebremeskel won the men’s invitational</a> (credit: photorun.net)<br />
<a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/04/Dibaba_TiruneshFV-Carlsbad12.jpg">Reigning Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 meter gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba</a> (credit: photorun.net)</p>
<p><strong>About the Carlsbad 5000</strong></p>
<p>The Carlsbad 5000 annually attracts amateur, competitive and professional runners from around the world. The event is the home of the current world 5K road records: 13:00, Sammy Kipketer (KEN), 2000 &amp; 2001, and 14:46, Meseret Defar (ETH), 2006. It is the only road race from a commonly run distance in the world that is home to the world records and its home country records for both genders. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Results &#8211; 27th Carlsbad 5000</strong><br />
Carlsbad, CA, Sunday, April 1, 2012</p>
<p>MEN</p>
<p>1) Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH), 13:11, $5000</p>
<p>2) Hagos Gebrhiwet, 17, ETH, 13:14, $3500</p>
<p>3) Eliud Kipchoge (KEN), 13:14, $2000</p>
<p>4) Tariku Bekele (ETH), 13:16, $1000</p>
<p>5) John Kipkoech (KEN), 13:24, $800</p>
<p>6) Alistair Cragg (IRL), 13:26, $700</p>
<p>7) Ryan Gregson (AUS), 13:39, $500</p>
<p> <img src='http://carlsbad.competitor.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Haron Lagat (KEN), 13:39, $400</p>
<p>9) Andy Vernon (GBR), 13:40, $300</p>
<p>10) Juan Carlos Romero (MEX), 13:48, $200</p>
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<p>MASTERS MEN (40+)</p>
<p>1) Kevin Castille, 40, KY, 14:57, $1000</p>
<p>2) Christian Cushing-Murray, 44, CA, 15:30, $500</p>
<p>3) Tim Gore, 42, CA, 15:31, $200</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>WOMEN</p>
<p>1) Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH), 15:01, $5000</p>
<p>2) Werknesh Kidane (ETH), 15:13, $3500</p>
<p>3) Pauline Korikwiang (KEN), 15:22, $2000</p>
<p>4) Gotytom Gebreslase, 17, ETH, 15:32, $1000</p>
<p>5) Aheza Kiros (ETH), 15:41, $800</p>
<p>6) Julia Bleasdale (GBR), 15:47, $700</p>
<p>7) Emily Brichacek (AUS), 15:51, $500</p>
<p> <img src='http://carlsbad.competitor.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Lara Tamsett (AUS), 15:52, $400</p>
<p>9) Elouise Wellings (AUS), 15:52, $300</p>
<p>10) Allie Kieffer (USA / AZ), 15:57, $200</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>MASTERS WOMEN (40+)</p>
<p>1) Dorota Gruca, 41, POL, 16:58, $1000</p>
<p>2) Kathleen Jobes, 42, PA, 17:24, $500</p>
<p>3) Cassandra Henkiel, 41, TX, 17:46, $200</p>
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		<title>2012 Race Schedule</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to increased train service in North County the race schedule has changed this year to accommodate the additional trains crossing the course. Please review the schedule and plan your trip accordingly. Special Note: The Women 30-39 race is at 9:23 am and the People’s Walk is at 9:24 am. Race Schedule]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Due to increased train service in North County the race schedule has changed this year to accommodate the additional trains crossing the course.<br />
Please review the schedule and plan your trip accordingly.</p>
<p><strong>Special Note</strong>: <strong>The Women 30-39 race is at 9:23 am and the People’s Walk is at 9:24 am</strong>.<br />
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		<title>Ethiopian Great Tirunesh Dibaba Leads Women&#8217;s Field at Carlsbad 5000</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[World-Renowned 5K Celebrates 27th Running this Sunday, April 1]]></description>
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<p align="center"><strong>Ethiopian Great Tirunesh Dibaba Leads Women’s Field at Carlsbad 5000</strong><br />
<em>World-Renowned 5K Celebrates 27th Running this Sunday, April 1</em></p>
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<p>Carlsbad, Calif. – March 30, 2012 – Reigning Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 meter gold medalist <strong>Tirunesh Dibaba</strong> will return to the Carlsbad 5000 for the first time since 2005 when she equaled the world record at the ‘World’s Fastest 5k’. On Sunday, Dibaba will take another step in her bid to repeat as a double Olympic champion, leading a strong international women’s field at the 27<sup>th</sup> running of the Carlsbad 5000.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old Dibaba took home a bronze medal at the Olympics in the 5,000m in 2004, has won world championship gold in the 5,000m in 2003 and 2005, and also captured world championship gold in the 10,000m in 2005 and 2007. Off the track, she’s won five IAAF World Cross Country Championships.</p>
<p>This will be Dibaba’s fourth Carlsbad race, and like in most of her other competitions, she has had good success here. She made her Carlsbad debut in 2002 as a 16-year-old and finished an impressive second to <strong>Deena Kastor</strong>’s then world record of 14:54. A year later, she placed third when <strong>Berhane Adere</strong> equaled Kastor’s world mark. In 2005, Dibaba finally won at Carlsbad, breaking the tape in 14:51 and matching <strong>Paula Radcliffe</strong>’s then world road record.</p>
<p>Dibaba’s mark was the 15th world record broken or tied at Carlsbad since its inception in 1985. The total now is 16, including Ethiopian <strong>Meseret Defar</strong>’s current world record of 14:46 here in 2006, along with eight U.S. records, and numerous national and age-group marks, hence why Carlsbad is known as the “World’s Fastest 5K.” Defar established the current world mark of 14:46 in 2006 and Kastor set the U.S. mark of 14:54 in 2002.</p>
<p>Despite the presence of defending champion <strong>Aheza Kiros</strong> of Ethiopia (who also won in 2009 and was the runner-up in 2010) and a contingent of other strong international competitors, Dibaba is an overwhelming favorite in Sunday’s race.</p>
<p>“This is a very important year for me as I prepare to defend my Olympic titles,” she said. “I’m very excited to be returning to Carlsbad this year as I build up to London 2012. I have great memories of racing here. It was one of my first races outside of Ethiopia back in 2002. Carlsbad has had many great champions and I’m proud of my win here. I’m so happy to return as an Olympic champion and world record-holder and I will try my best to win another title. After a tough 2011 with injuries and setbacks, it’s been great to get back to racing. I’m happy to be back on track again. Carlsbad is perfect for my next step back.”</p>
<p>In addition to Kiros, the women’s field includes Kenya’s <strong>Pauline Korikwiang</strong>, who finished second at Carlsbad last year; Ethiopia’s <strong>Gotytom Gebreslase</strong>, the World Youth Champion over 3000 meters who recently finished second to Defar at the New Balance Boston Indoor Games 3000m in February; and Ethiopia’s <strong>Werknesh Kidane</strong>, who was third at Carlsbad in 2002 and has five bronze medals from the World Cross Country Championships.</p>
<p>“There are four or five women who can challenge Dibaba, but if she’s at the top of her game, she’ll be tough to beat. She’s always tough to beat,” said <strong>Matt Turnbull</strong>, elite athlete coordinator for the Carlsbad 5000. “The pinnacle of the sport is to get the Olympic champion to come to your race and she’s the undisputed No. 1. It’s a great feather in our cap to get her to come to our race. She’s a true global champion.”</p>
<p>The elite field of world-class athletes will be joined by the best masters runners in the U.S. for the 27th running of one of the marquee events on the international road race circuit.  Race day begins at 7:05am with the Masters Men 40 and over, the first of nine races that will take place throughout the morning. The elite women’s race starts at 12:17 pm.</p>
<p>For more information about the Carlsbad 5000, visit <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a>.</p>
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Two-time Carlsbad 5000 Champion Aheza Kiros</a> (credit: photorun.net)<br />
<a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/03/W-Lead3-Carlsbad05.jpg">Tirunesh Dibaba alongside Kim Smith at the 2005 Carlsbad 5000</a> (credit: photorun.net)</p>
<p><strong>About the Carlsbad 5000</strong></p>
<p>The 27th running of the Carlsbad 5000 annually attracts amateur, competitive and professional runners from around the world. It is the only road race from a commonly run distance in the world that is home to the world records and its home country records for both genders. The ‘Party by the Sea’ gets started as soon as the first racers cross the finish line. After enjoying the scenic 3.1-mile course, runners age 21 and over can step into the beer garden, sip two free brews and then rock out to a live band.  The main event, featuring the world’s fastest professional athletes, begins at 12:15 pm. The Carlsbad 5000 is the home of the current world 5K road records: 13:00, Sammy Kipketer (KEN), 2000 &amp; 2001, and 14:46, Meseret Defar (ETH), 2006. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>2012 Women’s Invitational Field </strong></p>
<p><em>Race #, Name, Age, Country, Career Highlight </em></p>
<p>F1. Tirunesh Dibaba, 26, ETH, Won Olympic gold medals at 5,000 and 10,000m in 2008</p>
<p>F2. Aheza Kiros, 29, ETH, Two-time Carlsbad 5000 Champion. Won Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race last year</p>
<p>F3. Werknesh Kidane, 30, ETH, Gold medalist at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships</p>
<p>F4. Pauline Korikwiang, 24, KEN, Runner up at 2011 Carlsbad 5000; set a PR over 10K this year in Puerto Rico</p>
<p>F5. Eloise Wellings, 29, AUS, 5th at Carlsbad last year. Has run the Olympic A qualifying standard for 10,000m</p>
<p>F6. Clara Horowitz Peterson, 28, USA , NCAA All-American Honors, 2004, 2005 at Duke</p>
<p>F7. Lara Tamsett, 23, AUS, Finished 3rd at the 2009 Carlsbad 5000 running a PR of 15:42.</p>
<p>F8. Gotytom Gebreslase, 17, ETH, World Youth Champion over 3000 meters</p>
<p>F9. Emily Brichacek, 21, AUS, Set her PR earlier this year running 15:38.10, her best outdoor time is 16:22.</p>
<p>F10. Alissa McKaig, 24, USA, Has a 15:53 5k road best and finished 8th at the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials</p>
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<em>Anthony Famiglietti leads Americans at 27th running of the ‘World&#8217;s Fastest 5K’</em></p>
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<p><strong>Byline: Bert Rosenthal </strong></p>
<p>CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 28, 2012 – A race renowned for fast runners and world records once again welcomes a stellar field for the elite invitational at the 27th annual Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday, April 1, 2012.</p>
<p>Headlining the men’s field is Ethiopia’s <strong>Dejen Gebremeskel</strong>, the defending champion and last year’s 5,000-meter bronze medalist at the World Championships; Kenya’s <strong>Eliud Kipchoge</strong>, the 2011 Carlsbad runner-up who was ranked No. 1 in the world over 5,000 meters in 2010 and has silver and bronze medals in the 5,000 from the past two Olympic Games; and Ethiopia’s <strong>Tariku Bekele</strong>, a former world champion over 3,000 meters indoors and with a best of 12:54.45 over 5,000 meters.</p>
<p>Don’t count out American <strong>Anthony Famiglietti</strong> on Sunday when he faces some of the world’s top long-distance runners at the Carlsbad 5000. It’s not in his DNA. Famiglietti believes he’s in a good place now and can contend with the world’s best.</p>
<p>“I’m happy to be healthy and confident to be able to go to the starting line with the best in the world,” said Famiglietti, 33, of Davidson, N.C. “I don’t get intimidated. I feel like I can run with the best in the world when I’m on. I’m not backing down.”</p>
<p>Famiglietti’s forte is not the 5K, it’s the 3,000-meter steeplechase, an event in which he has twice been an Olympian. However, he has raced and mastered distances ranging from 1,500 meters to the half-marathon. His 10,000-meter best of 27 minutes, 37.74 seconds and his mile PR of 3:55.71 were set within four weeks of each other. Two weeks ago, he won the 49er 5K Classic at UNC Charlotte in his first outdoor track race of the season, and the following day, he won an 8K road race in 23:56.</p>
<p>He is a six-time U.S. champion, including road titles at 5K, 8K and 15K, he was also the steeplechase gold medalist at the 2001 World University Games and the steeplechase bronze medalist at the 2003 World University Games. In 2007, he ran 13:11.93 for 5K, the fastest by an American on U.S. soil.</p>
<p>“This is the strongest field we’ve had in the last four years,” said <strong>Matt Turnbull</strong>, elite athlete coordinator for the Carlsbad 5000. “It should be a very closely contested race. So many guys are capable of breaking 13 minutes on the track, but when it comes to Carlsbad, it just hasn’t happened. It shows how good the world record is. It’s been there since 2001.”</p>
<p>The world record for 5K on the roads of 13:00 was set by Kenya’s <strong>Sammy Kipketer</strong> at Carlsbad in 2000. He matched that time a year later.</p>
<p>“Gebremeskel has done some amazing things since winning last year,” said Turnbull. “If he and Kipchoge, who’s in great shape, can help each other, maybe we can get the world record. But it’s all about racing, not necessarily times. I’ll be happy with a 13:01 or 13:02, if we get a close race down to the finish.”</p>
<p>Famiglietti was in shape to break the American record in 2009, but just missed the American mark of 13:24 set by <strong>Marc Davis</strong> at Carlsbad in 1996. This time, Famiglietti could take down the record if he tries to keep pace with the elite internationals.</p>
<p>“He’s up against the world’s best,” Turnbull added. “He and <strong>Alistair Cragg</strong> (of Ireland) are front-runners and should hang on as long as they can.”</p>
<p>Famiglietti’s front-of-the-pack tactics earned him the nickname of “Iron Man” earlier in his career “because I went out so fast,” he said. “I’ve learned to adapt over time. Winning is good, but running fast is better.”</p>
<p>Race weekend kicks off with a pre-registration party on Friday, March 28 for the Junior Carlsbad hosted at the Carlsbad Village Faire.  On Saturday, March 31<sup>st</sup> more than 2,500 junior racers, age 12 and under, will take part in one of the eleven age group races. All runners receive a t-shirt and finisher’s medal for their efforts. Awards will be presented to the top junior athletes ages five through twelve.</p>
<p>Registration for both the Junior Carlsbad and Carlsbad 5000 is available race weekend. For more information or to view the full race day schedule, visit <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a> or call 800-311-1255.</p>
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<p><a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/03/CBAD_5K-Logo-FullColor.jpg">2012 Carlsbad 5000 Event Logo</a></p>
<p><a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/03/Gebremeskel_DejeneFH1_Carslbad5k.jpg">Dejen Gebremeskel wins 2011 Carlsbad 5000</a> (credit photorun.net)</p>
<p><a href="http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/03/Famiglietti_Anthony1b-Carlsbad092.jpg">Anthony Famiglietti aka ‘Fam’ at the 2009 Carlsbad 5000</a> (credit photorun.net)</p>
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<p><strong>About the Carlsbad 5000</strong></p>
<p>The 27th running of the Carlsbad 5000 annually attracts amateur, competitive and professional runners from around the world. It is the only road race from a commonly run distance in the world that is home to the world records and its home country records for both genders. Race day begins at 7:05am with the Masters Men 40 and over, the first of nine races that will take place throughout the morning. The ‘Party by the Sea’ gets started as soon as the first runners cross the finish line. After enjoying the scenic 3.1-mile course, participants age 21 and over can step into the beer garden, sip two free brews and then rock out to a live band.  The main event, featuring the world’s fastest professional athletes, begins at 12:15pm. The Carlsbad 5000 is the home of the current world 5K road records: 13:00, <strong>Sammy Kipketer</strong> (KEN), 2000 &amp; 2001, and 14:46, <strong>Meseret Defar</strong> (ETH), 2006. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.carlsbad5000.com/">Carlsbad5000.com</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>2012 Men’s Invitational Field </strong></p>
<p><em>Race #, Name, Age, Country, Career Highlight </em></p>
<p>1. Dejen Gebremeskel, 22, ETH, Defending champion and finished 3rd at the ‘11 World Championships over 5,000m</p>
<p>2. Eliud Kipchoge, 27, KEN, Has a silver and bronze medal over 5,000m from the last 2 Olympic Games</p>
<p>3. Tariku Bekele, 25, ETH, World Champion over 3,000m indoors, making debut over the 5k distance on the roads</p>
<p>4. Anthony Famiglietti, 33, USA, Two-time Olympian and six-time U.S. Champion, known by the nickname “Fam”</p>
<p>5. Alistair Cragg, 31, Ireland, Two-time Olympian and Irish record holder over 3000m and 5000m indoors.</p>
<p>6. Juan Carlos Romero, 34, Mexico, Finished fourth at Carlsbad last year running a PR of 13:50</p>
<p>7. Hagos Gebrehiwot, 17, ETH, Made road racing debut on New Year’s Eve in Madrid when he won over 10km</p>
<p>8. John Kipkoech, 20, Kenya, Promising athlete new to the international circuit, owns a 13:26 PR for 5,000m</p>
<p>9. Ryan Gregson, 21, Australia, The Australian record holder for 1,500m; his PR on the roads for 5K is 14:17</p>
<p>10. Diego Borrego, 24, Mexico, Finished 6th here last year running 14:05 for his personal best</p>
<p>11. Andy Vernon, 26, Great Britain, His best 5,000m time is 13:27.85, making his 5k debut on the roads</p>
<p>12. Haron Lagat, 28, KEN, Finished third in Carlsbad in 2008 with a time of 13:36</p>
<p>13. Aron Rono, 29, KEN, An AZUSA Pacific athlete, he is a four-time National 10,000M Champion (2006-2009)</p>
<p>14. Jordan Williamsz, 19, Australia, Jordan set a PR earlier this year over 1500m when running 3.39.74</p>
<p>15. Darren Brown, 27, USA, All-American, University of Texas. 4th at the USATF Road Mile Championships</p>
<p>16. Brett Robinson, 20, Australia, Has set PR’s over 1500 and 5000m this year, 13:40:98 being the latter</p>
<p>17. Craig Miller, 24, USA (Denver), Has set personal bests over 1 mile indoors and 5000m this year</p>
<p>18. Brandan Bethke, 25, USA (Ann Arbor), Ran 13:25:82 over 5000m winning at Stanford last May</p>
<p>19. Andrew Carlson, 29, USA (MN) Finished sixth at the Olympic Trials Marathon in January</p>
<p>20. Jarrod Shoemaker, 29, USA (MA), Former u-23 World Triathlon Champion and member of ‘08 Olympic team</p>
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